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ATTENTION WYANDOTTE CITIZENS!

Please contact Dana at the tribal center and update your mailing address today. If you are receiving the tribal newsletter your records are up to date. Information has been mailed out regarding a new supplemental healthcare benefit! Call your family members and have them update their mailing addresses too.

Chief Bearskin's ultimate vision was to provide healthcare to all Tribal Citizens. It has taken several years and a lot of work by many people, now through the final efforts of Chief Friend we are seeing Chief Bearskin’s dream become a reality for ALL Tribal Citizens nationwide!

What History Says

“Of all the savage allies of Great Britain in the West, the Wyandots were the most powerful. This arose not so much from the number of their warriors, as from their superior intelligence. Their long association with the French at Detroit, and, after that post fell into the possession of Great Britain, with its later occupants, had advanced them in many respects over the surrounding nations.”
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Butterfield, C. W. An Historical Account of the Expedition Against Sandusky Under Col. William Crawford In 1782. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1873. print. (164-5)

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Are the Wyandotte Huron?

Many people ask the question, “Are the Wyandotte Huron?” History states that we are predominately of the Tionontati tribe and the Tionontati were never admitted into the Huron (Wendat) Confederacy; however, we do have connections to the Huron through the Attignawantan who were the founding tribe of the Huron. The Wyandotte Nation consists of remnants of the Tionontati, Attignawantan and Wenrohronon (Wenro), all unique independent tribes, who united in 1649-50 after being defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy. A simple answer to a very complicated question is no, the Wyandotte Nation was not part of the Huron Confederacy proper as the Wyandotte truly didn’t exist until after the fall of the Huron Confederacy.

Little Known Facts

A Speech By Leaford Bearskin

Our Indian world is fraught with misunderstanding, and misinformation. Many People believe that Indians are wards of the government and receive a check from our Federal Government every month. Many believe that Indians do not have to pay taxes. Many believe that Indians are subject to only their own laws and federal laws. Many believe that Indians do not contribute to federal, state and local communities. Many believe that we do not contribute to education, highways, and public projects.

All these popular beliefs are false in every sense of the word. Indians pay individual taxes that all other citizens are required to pay. Indian tribes, as organizations, are exempt from some taxes just as are state governments, public schools, and public programs.

In 1990 a study was conducted to measure the impact of the Indian presence in the State of Oklahoma. This study shows a vastly different picture of Indian’s contribution to our state. Oklahoma was selected because it has the most Indian tribes (39) and the most Indians of any state in the union (215,519).

Time and space will not allow a full explanation of the figures shown but they reflect a noteworthy contribution.

In 1990 the State of Oklahoma had a gross state product of 50 billion dollars. The Indian presence in Oklahoma contributed $3,534,270,000 (14.4%) of that amount. Indians provided 150,615 jobs in the state. This computes to 12.18% of the state employment rate.

The sources for the listed contributions come from tribal governments, tribally owned businesses, businesses owned by tribal members, federal government spending, and tourism generated income based on pow-wow’s, customs, and traditional events scheduled by Indians.

All states with Indian populations enjoy similar contributions.

Yes, we contribute to our states, we pay income taxes, we give much more than we get, and we take great pride in what we do and how we do it.